Patient monitoring and repositioning system and related method

A patient monitoring and repositioning system includes a mattress, a sheet residing on an upper surface of the mattress, a housing containing a drive mechanism, and a sensor adapted to sense a position of a patient resting on the mattress. The drive mechanism is operable to pull the sheet and thereb...

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Main Authors Hillenbrand, II, William A, Savage, Timothy, Kummer, Joseph, Hornbach, David
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.10.2021
Subjects
CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY
DIAGNOSIS
FUNERAL DEVICES
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS
SURGERY
TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS
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Summary:A patient monitoring and repositioning system includes a mattress, a sheet residing on an upper surface of the mattress, a housing containing a drive mechanism, and a sensor adapted to sense a position of a patient resting on the mattress. The drive mechanism is operable to pull the sheet and thereby pull the patient resting thereon. The housing receives the sheet through a slot. In the event that the patient is in an undesirable position on the mattress as detected by the sensor, a controller directs the drive mechanism to pull the sheet so as to pull the patient thereon from the undesirable position to a desirable, predetermined position. The controller may direct the drive mechanism automatically or indicate the undesirable position to a caregiver so that the caregiver may direct the drive mechanism accordingly.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202016783514